TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute unilateral third nerve palsy as an early manifestation of central nervous system relapse in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia
AU - Al-Mujaini, Abdullah S.
AU - Al-Dhuhli, Humoud H.
AU - Dennison, David J.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The reported incidence of central nervous system (CNS) involvement by acute myeloid leukemia (AML) ranges widely from less than 10-30%. Acute unilateral third nerve palsy is an unusual first manifestation of such an event. We describe a rare ophthalmologic manifestation of CNS relapse in a 25-year-old patient with AML who had undergone allogeneic stem cell transplant, and demonstrate the value of MRI in the early diagnosis.
AB - The reported incidence of central nervous system (CNS) involvement by acute myeloid leukemia (AML) ranges widely from less than 10-30%. Acute unilateral third nerve palsy is an unusual first manifestation of such an event. We describe a rare ophthalmologic manifestation of CNS relapse in a 25-year-old patient with AML who had undergone allogeneic stem cell transplant, and demonstrate the value of MRI in the early diagnosis.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 19618016
AN - SCOPUS:70349492325
SN - 0379-5284
VL - 30
SP - 961
EP - 963
JO - Saudi Medical Journal
JF - Saudi Medical Journal
IS - 7
ER -